Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 32.4% more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $25,900 as of 2022, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $34,300 as of 2022.
be 27.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2022.
pay a 17.5% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
have 37.1% fewer children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.7% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 35.7% less on education
Chile spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Chilean Tax Administration.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Chile? See an in-depth size comparison.